ANYTIME GOAL SCORER PARLAYS FOR THE NHL
An anytime goal scorer bet wins if the player scores at least one goal at any point in the game. An anytime goal parlay strings several of those picks together, and every player on the ticket has to score for it to cash.
Goals are scarce in hockey, so even top scorers are usually plus money to find the net in a single game. Stack three or four of them and the price climbs fast, which is why these legs show up so often on long-shot tickets.
This guide covers what counts, how the price builds, where the margin hides and how to find NHL tickets on Parlay Lotto.
What counts as an anytime goal
Any goal the player is credited with usually counts, including power-play goals and empty-net goals. Goals in overtime generally count too.
Shootouts are different. A shootout goal is not credited to the player as a goal in the box score, so at most books it does not settle an anytime goal bet.
If the player does not dress, most books void that leg and reprice the ticket on the remaining legs. If he plays even one shift and does not score, the leg loses. Settlement rules vary by book, so check the house rules where a ticket is priced.
How the parlay price builds
Each leg is converted to decimal odds and multiplied together. Because most goal-scorer legs are already plus money, the total grows quickly.
A few legs can move a ticket into the Scratch-Off tier, which covers +2,500 to +50,000 with 3 to 5 legs. Six legs makes a Pick Six. Keep stacking and you reach Power Parlay territory at +50,000 to +500,000, or a Mega Parlay at +500,000 and up.
The hit chance falls just as fast as the price rises. Every ticket here shows an estimated hit chance, written like 1 in 66,091, so you can see the real odds of every player scoring on the same night.
Fair price and the book's margin
Player props tend to carry more margin than sides and totals, and on a parlay that margin applies to every leg. A ticket that looks like a big payout can be priced well below what it is actually worth.
Every Parlay Lotto ticket is priced at one sportsbook and shows a fair price built from market consensus. Compare the two. A wide gap means the book is keeping a large cut. Hovering any leg's odds compares every book on that leg, so you can see which book is offering the best number on a given scorer. For more on reading these numbers, see /guides/how-to-read-parlay-odds.
Correlation on hockey tickets
Picks on the same team are not fully independent. In a game with few goals, two teammates are competing for a small number of scoring chances, and linemates often split goals and assists rather than both scoring.
Picks across both teams in the same game behave differently, since a high-scoring game lifts everyone's chances together. If a ticket stacks several players from one matchup, treat it like a same game parlay and expect the price to reflect that. See /guides/same-game-parlay for how books handle linked legs.
Finding NHL tickets here
When hockey is on the board, the house picks for the day are at /picks/nhl. The house posts ten tickets every morning on a risk ladder, from a two-leg Quick Pick near +100 at rung 1 to a Mega Parlay moonshot at rung 10, and grades them automatically from ESPN box scores.
On the Discover feed at /, Hot legs shows picks that appear on several open tickets, and you can tail or fade a single pick or a whole ticket. To spin your own tickets from live lines, use /build. For the football version of this prop, see /guides/anytime-touchdown-parlay.
GOOD TO KNOW
- Does an overtime goal count for an anytime goal scorer bet?
- At most books, yes. Shootout goals usually do not count because they are not credited to the player as goals.
- What happens if my player is scratched?
- Most books void the leg and reprice the parlay on the remaining legs. Check the rules at the book where the ticket is priced.
- Do empty-net goals count?
- Yes. An empty-net goal is credited to the scorer like any other goal.
- How do I see the chance a ticket actually hits?
- Every ticket on Parlay Lotto shows an estimated hit chance, such as 1 in 66,091, along with the fair price from market consensus.
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